Chelsea area guide

Summary:

Chelsea is bounded on its southern edge by the River Thames and is one of the capital's most prestigious and up-market locations. Due to the success of the football club, after a buy-out from a very rich Russian gentleman, Chelsea, (SW3) is now known around the world and is synonymous with wealth. The old Chelsea College of Art boasts flats with '8-star' facilities and the price doesn't include £100,000 for a parking space. King’s Road is one of London’s most popular shopping streets. Excellent transport links, beautiful parks, fashionable shops and restaurants, galleries, museums and grandiose properties are but a few of Chelsea's attributes. Chelsea Football Club has its grounds at Stamford Bridge, and so is located in Fulham Broadway, not in Chelsea.

Properties:

Typical properties in SW3 include lovely Georgian and early Victorian homes, situated in garden squares, small streets of cottages, or mews. There's a wonderful collection of properties, including imposing red-brick mansion blocks (north of the King's Road and Sloane Square), picturesque cottages and charming artists' studios. Luxury flats are increasing in availability. Don't bother searching for a bargain in Chelsea, they are long gone, yet Kensington borough's more western reaches, once previously considered shabby and rundown, have now emerged as property hot spots.

Buyers:

The upmarket and arty locals are gradually being displaced by international bankers, with many foreign buyers. The wealthier middle classes live here and city types blessed with immense bonuses. Russians are moving in, to join the already established American and European residents. Prosperous, city-based home owners mostly, who aren't in any rush to sell, so properties can have a tendency to stay on the market for a long time.

Sales Information:

The table below details the most recent sales information for this area, broken down by postcode, property type and average sale value.

Postcode	Detached	Semi-Det	Terraced	Flat / Mais	Total / Average
SW3	- -	- -	26 sales £2,789,917	82 sales £822,157	108 sales £1,295,877
SW10	- -	- -	6 sales £2,029,183	66 sales £628,261	72 sales £745,005
SW1A	- -	- -	- -	3 sales £710,000	3 sales £710,000
SW1E	- -	- -	- -	3 sales £491,666	3 sales £491,666
SW1H	- -	- -	- -	4 sales £498,750	4 sales £498,750
SW1P	- -	- -	- -	44 sales £624,761	44 sales £624,761
SW1V	- -	- -	11 sales £1,400,659	68 sales £546,192	79 sales £665,168
SW1W	- -	- -	7 sales £2,714,357	26 sales £947,216	33 sales £1,322,064
SW1X	- -	- -	6 sales £2,133,333	29 sales £1,741,017	35 sales £1,808,271
SW1Y	- -	- -	- -	5 sales £713,437	5 sales £713,437

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